Essay name: Kamashastra and Classical Sanskrit literature (study)
Author:
Vishwanath K. Hampiholi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay in English studies the influence of Kamashastra on classical Sanskrit literature by exploring the significance of Kama (sexual desire) within Indian philosophy and literature. It is highlighted tat ancient Indians valued both spiritual and worldly aspects of life. The treatise "Kamasutra" by Vatsyayana is highlighted as a pioneering erotic text, addressing sexual pleasure as an art form.
Chapter 2 - Kamasutra part 1 (Sadharana-adhikarana)鈥擟ritical study
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The Kamasutra further narrates that the Vita, the
Pithamardha and the Vid奴峁ka are companions to the Nagaraka.
Even in dramas we see that these characters only help the
hero. The Kamasutra further gives a beautiful and elaborate
description of the house which becomes a model for the
poets as well as for the dramatists. Bharata's Natya艣膩stra,
which is probably the earliest work on dramaturgy gives
four types of heroines viz., divine woman, wife of a king,
119 woman of a good family and a courtesan. But according
to Kamasutra heroines are of three types and they are:
a maiden, twice married and a courtesan, After some time
the division shown by the Kamasutra became more popular
than the division of Natyasastra. Hence, other authors
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of dramaturgy'
only: viz., sviya, anya and sadh膩ra峁嚹�. There is not much
difference between the Kamasutra and these books. On the
basis of these three heroines only, all other types of
heroines were divided.
divided the heroines into three types
The friends and the messengers described by the
Kamasutra are seen in the literature repeatedly. Especially
this adhikara峁嘺 influenced the drama more than the poetry,
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] 119. 啶︵た啶掂啶ぞ, 啶ㄠ啶お啶む啶ㄠ, 啶曕啶侧じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啷�, 啶椸ぃ啶苦啶� 啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶�. [divy膩, n峁沺apatn墨, kulastr墨, ga峁噄k膩 | n膩峁瓂a. ] 3-23.24.
120. 啶︵ぞ啶班. [诲腻谤奴. ] 2.24 啶膏ぞ.啶�. [蝉腻.诲补.] 3.
